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Em was joined on stage first by 50 Cent—the two have chemistry, but bafflingly few marquee songs together—and then by his mentor and longtime collaborator Dr. Dre. The Dre suite was by far the most rewarding part of the set, and while seeing the two reunite for a collaboration like “Forgot About Dre” was a welcome surprise, the real joy was seeing Em rap Snoop’s verses on “Nuthin’ but a G Thang” and Pac’s on “California Love.”

Beyond that reunion, the emotional climax—a jarring one, given the content and tenor of the material he joked was better than his current work—was Em’s announcement that this week will mark 10 years of sobriety.

He was met with enthusiastic cheers, which seemed to move him after an hour-plus of inscrutability.

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Riding that goodwill, he launched into his closing song, “Not Afraid,” a mawkish self-help single from 2010’s Recovery.

That song’s message is earnest, and it’s easy to imagine the writing process was therapeutic for him.

But like so much of his later music, “Not Afraid” makes frustratingly limited use of Em’s considerable gifts. The vocals have no

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